Rail-joint.



G. BENZEL.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 3, 1912.

Patented Mar. 4, 1913 2 SHEET8BHBET 1.

G. BENZEL.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 3, m2.

Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

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G.Ben.zel

PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAV BENZEL, 0F LORAIN, OHIO.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

Application filed July 3, 1912. Serial No. 707,513.

To all whom t'may] concern Be it known that I, GUSTAV Pinuznn, av cltizen' ot the United States, residing at Lorain, in the county of Lorain, State of .Ohio, have invented certain new and usetul Improvements in Rail-Joints; and I. do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itamaertains to make and use the same.

The invention is directed to improvements in rail joints, and has for its object to provide a new and novel means for con necting the ends of track sections.

A further object of the invention is to so construct the joints that the tread surface is continuous, thus overcomingthb objectionable feature of pounding the rails when the wheels of the car or locomotive are passing thereoven:

l/Vith these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, forn'iations, combinations and arrangements of parts to be .hcrcinatter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the joint. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the rail sections. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. at is a sectional view on line 4- 1 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the modified form of the invention. Fig. 6 a side elevation ot the same. Itiig. 7 is alongitudinal sectional view. Fig. 8 is 1 a sectional view on line 88 of Fig. 6.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, thenumeral 1. designates a part of the rail section, and 2 the other section, each, of which comprises the head 3, web 4t, and base flange 5. One end of the head 3 of the rail section lis formed within convexed extension" 6, which produces a shoulder 7, said extension being adapted to engage in the conchved recess 8 formed in the opposing end of the rail section 2. Dctachably car- .ried by the extension 6 is a pin 2),the same being adapted to engage the socket .10 formed in the rail section 2 and opening into the concavcd recess 8. The web at of the-rail section 1 is provided with a recess 11, said recess being adapted to be engaged by the extension 12 carried by the web of the opposing rail section. Projecting from the lower edge of the web et of the rail sec engage the socket 14 formed .in the web of the opposing section. the rail section 1 are rounded as at 15 and are adapted to confront with the concaved recess 16 formed in the base flange of the adjoining rail section. The web section of the rail 1 is rounded, as at 17 upon its outer edge so that the same will lie in the semicylindrical recess formed in the web of the opposing rail sebtion; The base flanges of the rail section 1 are formed with shoulders 19 which are adapted to .abut the squared ends 520 of the base flanges of the opposing section. The shoulders 7 formed uponthe head 3 of the rail sect-ion 1 are adapted to lie adjacent the ends of the opposing riil section, and at which time the shoulders 19 lie adjacent the squared ends 20.

Inter-posed between the-abutting ends of thejroil sections are plates 22 of heavy zinc or lead, one of said plates being positioned so as to be between the convexed extension 6 and concaved recess 8; said plates being further provided with a tongue 23 which rests against a portion of the web, 4." (The other plate 22 consists of win s engage the rounded ends of the ass flanges and a portion of the web. By providing the plates it will be seen that movement of The base flanges 5 of the rails, due to change of'temperature will.

be accommodated, but at the same time the space between the rails will bev lessened,

thus producing practically an even tread for the wheels. p

The webs of the rail sections are provided with rectangular openings 25, which are engagcd by bolts 26, the same being provided at one of their ends with slots 27 which are engaged by heavy cotter pins 28, said pins bearing against the plate 28 to retain the same in place.

e In the modified form of the invention, the rail sections consist of heads 29, webs 30 and base flanges 31, one of said sections being provided with an angular extension 32 which is adapted to engage a similarly formed'rccess: 33 carried by the adjoining section.

The extension 32 carries a pin 34 which engages a socket 35 formed in the adjacent section.

One of the rail sections is provided with a recess 36, which is engaged by an extensi on 37 similar. to that described in the preferred form.

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